An eternal favorite. Judy Garland’s performance of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” is, for me, so iconic that I can barely stand any others. (Insert my usual rant about Frank Sinatra destroying the song’s meaning by changing the lyrics here.)
I first heard this piece by John Rutter performed by the local high school choir at a Christmas concert a few years ago. It is, quite simply, one of the most achingly beautiful pieces I have ever heard. Here is the Candlelight Carol.
